“Too often in otherwise polite society, elites unselfconsciously belittle working-class whites”
Two changes are required for Democrats to diminish the 39-point margin by which whites...
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“Democrats have given Republicans the priceless gift of letting them be the party that talks more about good jobs for working-class Americans”
Democrats have given Republicans the priceless gift of letting them be the party that...
“To win in 2018 and especially 2020, Democrats…must address the widespread working-class revolt against global elites”
To win in 2018 and especially 2020, Democrats need more identity politics — not...
” It turns out that what Democrats were missing was a sense of existential emergency. Mr. Trump has provided it”
One hundred days into his administration, President Trump has few legislative achievements to his...
“…despite the country’s fondness for aspirational rhetoric, our illiberal traditions have serious staying power, too”
As a point of strategy, it may behoove Democrats to embrace patriotic or nationalistic...
“National politics in healthy periods is not about ‘difference’, it is about commonality”
National politics in healthy periods is not about “difference,” it is about commonality. And...
“One of the sillier aspects of postelection analysis is the notion that any one factor determined the result…”
One of the sillier aspects of postelection analysis is the notion that any one...
” It’s become clear that Democratic élites…underestimated the power of nationalism, because they didn’t feel it strongly themselves”
Summers described numerous trips that he had made during his years at Treasury to...
“For Democrats, the politics of race and class are fraught”
For Democrats, the politics of race and class are fraught. If you focus insistently...
“From the presidential race on down, Democrats adopted a strategy of inclusiveness that excluded a hefty share of Americans…”
From the presidential race on down, Democrats adopted a strategy of inclusiveness that excluded...